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This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler podcast

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This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

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Exploring threats to global stability from Ukraine to China to the Middle East with host Gavin Esler – former BBC News presenter, Washington correspondent and host of Newsnight – plus Ukraine-based war reporter Oz Katerji and independent conflict analyst Emma Beals. This Is Not A Drill dives deep into the dangers, corruption, conflicts, disinformation, rivalries and ruthless realpolitik that are making our world ever more dangerous. Support This Is Not A Drill on Patreon from just £3 per month to get each episode early plus bonus material and exclusive merchandise. From Podmasters, the team behind Oh God, What Now?, Paper Cuts and The Bunker.

Exploring threats to global stability from Ukraine to China to the Middle East with host Gavin Esler – former BBC News presenter, Washington correspondent and host of Newsnight – plus Ukraine-based war reporter Oz Katerji and independent conflict analyst Emma Beals. This Is Not A Drill dives deep into the dangers, corruption, conflicts, disinformation, rivalries and ruthless realpolitik that are making our world ever more dangerous. Support This Is Not A Drill on Patreon from just £3 per month to get each episode early plus bonus material and exclusive merchandise. From Podmasters, the team behind Oh God, What Now?, Paper Cuts and The Bunker.

 

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#202

Critical Mass – The new battle for energy supremacy

Critical minerals and rare earths are essential elements of clean energy technology, and v... more

11 Dec 2025

31 MINS

31:13

11 Dec 2025

#201

Russia-Ukraine deal – Can anyone force Putin to change course?

Trump’s push for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine looks as far away as ever after f... more

04 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:53

04 Dec 2025

#200

Trump on the world stage – Deal maker or faker?

Donald Trump claims a record of peace agreements spanning from Asia to the Americas. Do th... more

27 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:42

27 Nov 2025

#199

War on the world – Are conflicts leading us to climate oblivion?

As conflicts and tariff wars disrupt the global order, is political division preventing ur... more

20 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:08

20 Nov 2025

#198

Can we stop the fall of Europe?

The European Union has some hard choices to make. It’s faced with an aggressive Russia on ... more

13 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:03

13 Nov 2025

#197

Europe's drone wall – Could it hold back Russia?

A series airspace violations by Russian jets and drones have increased tensions over Europ... more

06 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:40

06 Nov 2025

#196

Big Tech, A.I. and the dictators – Inside the future of authoritarianism

What will happen when dictators realise just how useful big tech and the data it gathers c... more

30 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:22

30 Oct 2025

#195

The Populist Playbook – How does the right wing connect globally?

The rise of right-wing populism has changed politics across the world.  From the prolifera... more

23 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:22

23 Oct 2025

#194

China and Russia vs. You — Inside the new cyber war

Cyber attacks are on the rise and the threats impact us all. Which countries are leading t... more

16 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:55

16 Oct 2025

#193

Gaza Peace Plan explained – Everything you need to know

A US-led peace plan has brought renewed hopes that an end to the conflict in Gaza may be i... more

08 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:53

08 Oct 2025

#192

What happens if China wins over Russia and India?

Trump’s foreign policy means the United States is leaving a vacuum in world affairs – and ... more

02 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:16

02 Oct 2025

#191

Trump backs Ukraine – What does this mean for Zelenskyy and Putin?

In a dramatic shift over the war in Ukraine, Trump took to Truth Social this week to decla... more

25 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:21

25 Sep 2025

#190

Trump's economic warfare – Are there any winners?

Trump’s economic policies have caused chaos globally and he’s made it clear he’s happy to ... more

22 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:52

22 Sep 2025

#189

The Gen Z protests – Inside Nepal’s ‘Discord revolution’

How did Nepal’s ‘Discord revolution’ spark so quickly and bring in a new national leader c... more

18 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:10

18 Sep 2025

#188

‘A cascade of dreaded events’: The conflicts reshaping the Middle East

Israel’s targeting of Hamas in Qatar has further escalated the crisis in the Middle East, ... more

13 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:00

13 Sep 2025

#187

Russia, Poland and drones – What next for Putin and Europe?

NATO jets have scrambled to shoot down Russian drones after what Polish military command h... more

11 Sep 2025

18 MINS

18:09

11 Sep 2025

#186

Trump, Putin and Xi – Conflict or collusion?

As conflicts and tariff-led trade wars fracture an international order forged at the end o... more

04 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:03

04 Sep 2025

#185

Is China unstoppable? – How Beijing is fighting to own the future

China is upping its pace in a race to dominate the world of technology. What will Beijing’... more

28 Aug 2025

32 MINS

32:23

28 Aug 2025

#184

Special edition: Ukraine at the crossroads – with Kyiv’s ex-foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba

As details, claims and counter claims emerge after Trump’s long-promised peace talks, Ukra... more

23 Aug 2025

33 MINS

33:05

23 Aug 2025

#183

Trump, Putin and the fate of Ukraine – Where next?

After a frantic week of international diplomacy, where has the Trump-Putin summit left the... more

20 Aug 2025

36 MINS

36:02

20 Aug 2025

#182

Trump, cartels and the war on fentanyl

The highly potent opioid fentanyl is a major cause of death in the US – and the global tra... more

14 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:07

14 Aug 2025

#181

Iran vs. Israel and America – What next after the 12 day war?

After the 12 day war, which saw Israel and the US bomb Iran and its nuclear facilities, wh... more

07 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:52

07 Aug 2025